Mini-Recap of the Detroit Lions 2011 Season: A Two-Minute Read

May 13, 2012   ·   pancho smith   ·   Jump to comments

The Lions had the second-most penalized offense in the NFL during the 2011 regular season. They drew flags on 128 plays that cost them 1,075 penalty yards and the forfeiture of whatever gains occurred before some of those flags were tossed.
Detroit also had the third-most penalized defense in the league last season. Their 119 penalties gave opponents an additional 982 yards through 16 games.
The Lions scored only nine rushing touchdowns during the 2011 regular season, putting them in a tie for the 23rd least-feared ground game in the league.
On the bright side, Detroit scored 41 aerial touchdowns, ranking behind only Green Bay (51) and New Orleans (46). Matt Stafford became only the fifth quarterback in NFL history to pass for 5,000 yards in a single season.
Despite giving up the 10th-most total points per game in 2011, Detroit’s defense snatched 21 interceptions—the fifth-highest total in the NFL. Even better, the Lions returned five of those intercepti...

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